PROVO, Utah (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV women's tennis opened play at the ITA Mountain Regional, which kicked off Thursday on the campus of BYU.
 
Members from western teams are facing off each day in both singles and doubles through the finals on Saturday. The five-day tournament opened with singles qualifying rounds, where 16 of 64 players will advance to join 48 automatic qualifiers in the main draw.
 
In singles, three of the four Rebels competing won their first-round match and two advanced to Wednesday's Main Draw with a second victory. Eszter Kis-Czako first upset ninth-seeded Annika Planinsek of Colorado State, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (9), and then blew past Ruby Hansen of Denver, 6-1, 6-2. Adi Bitton defeated Natalie Paterova of Utah State, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, and then rallied in the evening round to upset seventh-seeded Whitney Moone of New Mexico State, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
 
Also, two of UNLV's three doubles entries won their opening match to move into the Round of 32. Hudson Hawkins and Nikol Mircheva downed Dylan Lolofie and Hayley Roberts of Utah, 8-6, while Sofiia Sokolvak and Kis-Czako got by Remy Nguyen and Ruby Hansen of Denver, 8-7 (0).
 
As the second qualifying tournament for the 2025 NCAA Individual Championships, following the ITA Men's All-American Championships and the ITA Women's All-American Championships, the ITA Division I Regional Championships will continue over the next two weeks on college campuses across the country. With 13 regional tournaments being hosted on the men's and women's sides of play, the two singles finalists from each region (26 total) as well as the doubles champion from each region (13 total) will qualify for the NCAA Individual Championships through these Regional Championships.
 
2025 ITA MOUNTAIN REGIONAL

Tuesday
Singles Qualifying Round of 64
Sofiia Sokolvak (UNLV) def. Willow Gretsch (CU) 6-2, 6-7, 6-3
Adi Bitton (UNLV) def. Natalie Paterova (USU) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Angel Bean (MSU) def. (8) Hudson Hawkins (UNLV) 7-5, 6-4
Eszter Kis-Czako (UNLV) def. (9) Annika Planinsek (CSU) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (9)
 
Singles Qualifying Round of 32
(1) Millie Day (ISU) def. Sofiia Sokolvak (UNLV) 6-2, 6-2
Adi Bitton (UNLV) def. (7) Whitney Moone (NMSU) 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
Eszter Kis-Czako (UNLV) def. Ruby Hansen (DU) 6-1, 6-2
 
Doubles Round of 64
Hawkins/Nikol Mircheva (UNLV) def. Dylan Lolofie/Hayley Roberts (UU) 8-6
Mariana Berdiecio/Ana Sampere (UTT) def. Kaho Oyama/Adi Bitton (UNLV) 8-7 (6)
Sofiia Sokolvak/Eszter Kis-Czako (UNLV) def. Remy Nguyen/Ruby Hansen (DU) 8-7 (0)
 
 
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